Mending the Rift By Chris T. Kat Tour
Author Name: Chris T. Kat
Book Name: Mending the Rift
Release Date: March 14, 2016
Blurb:
In a future where man’s ability to reproduce is severely compromised, humanity has adapted to survive. Breeders—male and female—have become precious commodities, and they are strictly guarded and subject to limitations.
Luca Walker is a breeder. Though he knows what’s expected of him as the youngest son of the Northern Confederacy’s Vice President, he’s held out against the pressures of an arranged marriage because he longs to marry for love, not duty. But he’s been promised to Colonel Liam Smith and there’s little he can do about it, no matter that Luca is secretly in love with his bodyguard, Marcus Gray.
When Luca finds himself pregnant with Marcus’s baby, Smith is furious and vows to take what is his—by force, if necessary. Now Luca must fight for his life and the life of his unborn child… as well as the love of Marcus and the happily ever after he’s always dreamed of.
Pages or Words: 68,000 words
Categories: M/M Romance, Science Fiction, MPREG
Excerpt:
Excerpt from Chapter Two:
Marcus rappelled off and stepped onto the ground with a crunch of his boots. Pointing at the opening with the askew ladder, he asked, “Don’t tell me you seriously considered climbing down this way.”
Luca shrugged. “I’d have preferred spontaneous levitation, but it didn’t happen.”
He yelped when Marcus put an arm around his torso and lifted him to his feet, as if he weighed nothing. “Hey!”
Marcus silenced him with a glare, and Luca gritted his teeth while Marcus thumped dust off his clothes. “Your father is livid.”
Luca swallowed. He’d expected worried, maybe a bit mad, but livid? His father never got furious at him. Not for long, anyway. Being the baby of the family had its perks. “Why?”
“Why? Seriously, Luca, you have to ask why?” Marcus patted Luca’s behind more firmly than was strictly necessary.
Luca shifted, trying to get away from Marcus’s arm. When that didn’t help, he slapped Marcus’s hands away and stepped aside. He couldn’t think when he was so close to Marcus—when the man touched him, he sent shivers up and down his spine. He ignored the glower Marcus directed at him. “Yes, seriously. He knows I don’t want to marry Smith. I don’t want anything to do with all that shit. I want to decide what I’m going to do with my life.”
Marcus shook his head. “Smith is a good man. My brother Kyle worked for him. He said he always treated his people well. If you want I could try to get Kyle on the phone so you can talk to him. That is, if I can get a hold on him. Trust me, you’ll be in good hands.”
“You don’t get it! I don’t want to be in good hands!”
“No?” Marcus raised an eyebrow.
Luca huffed, a small smile forming on his lips. “Well, yes, of course I want to be in good hands. But I want someone to love me, and not just for my ability to become pregnant. I want… you.”
Luca’s heart thundered in his rib cage. There, he’d said it. The ball was in Marcus’s court. Sure, it had only been one night, and Marcus’s reaction afterward hadn’t been promising, but maybe he’d just been scared? Maybe he feared to lose his job? Nonetheless, there was more going on between them, and they both knew it. That one night had just been the last logical step. Luca regretted nothing.
For a moment Marcus seemed startled, and there was a softness in his eyes that was solely reserved for Luca. The softness vanished too quickly for Luca’s liking.
Instead, Luca was greeted with Marcus’s usual, scrutinizing gaze. “You don’t want me, and you better never mention this again. It was a mistake. Now get it out of your head and be a good boy.”
Interview:
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Chris T. Kat, author of Mending the Rift.
Hi Chris, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
- Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing come from?
I think it stems from reading a lot. I’ve always read. I taught myself to read before school started, and I’ve always got some books waiting for me. I love losing myself in a different world, to see the world through someone else’s eyes.
- What were your goals when you started this book? Do you think you met them?
My goal was to write an m-preg story, simple as that. It’s one of the first subgenres I wrote in when I started out as a fan fiction writer, but I never tried my hand at it in original fiction. I didn’t think I’d find a publisher for this kind of story, but I really had the urge to go back to my roots, so I wrote Mending the Rift. Luckily for me, Dreamspinner accepted my submission and here we are!
- Have you ever co-written with someone before?
Yes, I’ve co-written with Julie Lynn Hayes and really loved the process. Unfortunately our story isn’t finished, which is mainly because of me. Work and real life piled on and something had to give. In my case, it was the writing.
- Tell us about your favorite character in a book (yours or someone else’s).
Oh, that’s easy! My favorite character in a book of mine is Berit. He’s the main character in Breeding Stations and Battle Stations. I love that he’s got no brain-to-mouth filter and basically says whatever floats in his mind. He’s also fiercely loyal and humorous.
- List five foods you can’t live without.
That’s such a difficult question… Hmm, bread, butter, noodles, apples, and chocolate.
Buy the book:
eBook: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7448
Paperback: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7449
Meet the author:
Chris T. Kat lives in the middle of Europe, where she shares a house with her husband of many years and their two children. She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly drawn into it. She divides her time between work, her family—which includes chasing after escaping horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a harp—and writing. She enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense, paranormal, and romance. If there’s any spare time, she happily reads for hours, listens to audiobooks or does cross stitch.
Where to find the author:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/christi_kat
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/ChrisTKat
Blog: http://christikat.blogspot.com
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Chris-T.-Kat/e/B008FQQH2Q
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5767496.Chris_T_Kat
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: AngstyG
Tour Dates & Stops:
14-Mar
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17-Mar
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18-Mar
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